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The King's Thief

A romance inspired by a true story of a soldier of fortune!

6.2(12)19551h 18m2

An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.

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Released
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Language
English
  • swordplay
  • espionage
  • traitor
  • fencing
  • treason
  • thief
  • swordsman
  • murder
  • hanging
  • swashbuckler
  • list
  • highwayman

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR5 Aug 1955
    • TheatricalNew York City, New York12 Aug 1955
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical23 Nov 1959
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical13 Apr 1956
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical9 Dec 1960
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical12West Germany30 Mar 1956
    • TVEast German TV premiere6 Jul 1988
  • PortugalPT

    • Theatrical13 Aug 1957
  • South AfricaZA

    • TheatricalCape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg21 Dec 1955
  • SpainES

    • TVTV premiere25 Jul 1979
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical20 Feb 1956

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The King's Thief was released on 5 August 1955.

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    CinemaSerf

    11/14/2022

    6/10

    Edmund Purdom plays "Michael Dermott" a petty crook and the hero in this tale of a 17th Century plot by the evil, ambitious "Duke of Brampton" (David Niven) to amass a fortune by denouncing as many wealthy nobles as he can before he can depose the weak Charles II (George Sanders) and rule Britain. Ann Blyth is the daughter of one such man who was hung for treason. She enlists the help of Purdom and they set out to fo…

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